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southern baptist Convention.
The following lesolutions reported
by the Sperial Committee of the South
ern Baptist Convention, on the state of
the countty, was unanimously adopted
on the 13th May, 1861:
1st. Resolved, That impartial histo
ry cannot charge upon the South the
dissolution of the Union. She was
foiemost in advocating and cementing
that Union. To that Union she clung
through long years ol calamity, injury
and insult. Jibe has never ceased to
raise her warning appeals against the
fanaticism which has obstinately and
incessantly warred against that Union.
2nd. Resolved, That we most cor
dially approve of the formation of the
Government of the Confederate States
of America, and admire and applaud
the noble •jttse ot that Government up
to this present time.
3d. Resolved, That we will assidu
ously revoke the Divine direction and
favor in behalf of those who bear rule
among us, that they may still exercise
the same wise, prompt, elevated states
manship which has hitherto character
ized their measures; that their enter
prises may be attended with success ;
and that they may attain a great teward,
not only in seeing these Confederate
States prosper under their administra
tion. but in contributing to the progress
of the transcendant Kingdom of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
4th. Resolved, That we most cor
dially tender to the President of the
Confederate States, to his Cabinet, and
to the members of the Congress now
convened at Montgomery, the assur
ances of our sy mpathy and entire con
fidence. With them are our hearts
and our hearty co-operation.
5th. Resolved, That the lawless
reign of terror at the North, the vio
lence committed, upon unoffending cit
izens, above all, the threats to wage
upon the South a warfare of savage
barbarity, to devastate our homes and
hearts with hosts of ruffians and felons,
hi ruing with lust and rapine, ought to
excite the horror of ail civilized pecple.
God forbid that we should so far forget
the spirit of Jesus as to suffer malice
and vindictiveness, to insinuate them
selves into our hearts; but every prin
ciple of religion, or patriotism, and of
humanity, calls upon us to pledge our
fortunes and lives in the good work of
repelling an invasion designed to de
stroy whatever is dear in our heroic
traditions; whatever is sweet in our
domestic hopes and enjoyments; what
ever is essential to our institutions and
our very manhood ; whatever is worth
living or dying for.
tuli. Resolved, That we do now en
gage in p ay er for our Friends, Broth
ers, Fathers, Sons, and Citizen Sol-
dieis, who have left their homes to go
forth lor the defence of their families
and friends and all which is dearest to
the human heart; and we recommend
to the Churches represented in this bo
dy, lliar they constantly invoke a holy
and merciful God to guard them from
the temptations to which they are ex-
l» '■erl to cover their head in the day
• I bailie, anil to give victory to thcii
.11 inv
“ih Retoi d, Thai wt will pray fc
ikiii run » in tl r spirit ol thai Divnu
Mii'ti , who “when He was revifni,
rrwcii n< i again,tiustin thai thcii
i in e>.» |hi|.OSes may he frustrated, that
will o ni lo them a more politic, a
umic considerate anil a more Christian
in iul ; that the fratricidal strife which
ihey have decided upon, notwithstand-
int> all on • oinmissions and pleas for
• peace—may lie arre'ted by that Su
preme Powci, who maketh the wrath
of man to praise I im; and that thus,
through a Divine blessing, the pros
perity ot these sovereign and once al
lied States, may te reslored under the
two governments, to w ich they now
and henceforth respectively belong.
8th. Resolved, We do recommend to
the Churches of Baptist denomination
in the Southern States, to observe the
first and second days of June, as days
of humiliation, fasting and prayer to
Almighty God, that He may avert any
calannties due to our sins as a people,
and tnay look with mercy and favor
upon us.
9th. Resolved, That whatever calam
ities may come upon us, our firm trust
and hope are in God, through, the
atonement of his Son, and we earnest
ly beseech the churches represented in
this body, (a constituency of six or
seven hundred thousand Christians,)
that thev be fervent and importunate
in prayer, not only for the countiy, but
for the enterprises of the gospel which
have been committed to our care. In
the war of the Revolution, and in the
w ar of 1812, the Baptists bated no jot
of heart or hope for the Redeemers
cause. Their zeal and liberality aboun
ded in their deepest afflictions. We
beseech the churches to cherish the
spirit and imitate the example of this
noble army of saints and heroes ; to
be followers of them, who through faith
and patience inherit the promises; to
be steadfast, untnovcahle, and always
abounding in the work of the Lord, for
as much as they know that their labor
is not in vain in the Lord.
10. Resolved, That these resolutions
be communicated to the Congress of
the “Confederate St..tes’’ at Montgom
cry. w idi the signature.of the President
and Secretaries of the Convention.
P. H. MELL, Ga fc *
JAS E. BROOME, Fla.
G. H. MARTIN, Miss.
W. CARRY CRANE, La.
R. FULLER, Md.
JAS B. TAY-jOR, Va.
R. B. C. HOWELL, Term.
L. W. ALI.EN, Ky.
J. L. PRICHARD. N. C.
E T.- WINKLER, S. C.
B. MANLY, Si., Ala.
Committee,
The, vole l»eing taken, the report was
uii. njmonsly adopted.
True extract from tl e minutes.
R. FULLER, President.
V . Caby Crane, 1
Geo. B. Taveob, /
New Orleans, May 16.—It is under
stood that a commissionfrfrom Havana
has gone Montgomery to confer
wirh the Con'erlerate Government con
cerning Southern shipping at Cuban
ports, against which the Federal Con
sul Genera! is acting in an unjusiifiuble
manner. : - • '
iy This 11ns fills oat thiscolams.
A Proclamation.
BY THE POSTMASTER GBNEBAL OP THE
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
Whereas, By the provisions of an
act, approved March 15th. 1861. and
amenued by the first section of an act,
approved May 9th, 1861, the Postmas
ter General of tbo Confederate Stales
“is authorised, on and after a day
named by him for that purpose, to.take
the entire charge and direction of the
postal service in the Confederate
States," and all coveyances of mails
within their limits, from and after such
llay, except by authority of the Post-
mast' r General thereof, is hereby pro
hibited :
Now, therefore, I, John H, Reagan,
Postmaster General of the Confederate
States of America, do issue this my
proclamation, notifying all Postmasters
contractors, and special and route*
Agents, in the service of the Postoffice
Department, and engaged in the trans
mission and delivery of the mails, or
otherwise in any manner connected
with the service within the limits of
the Confederate Slates of America,
that on and after the first day of June
next, I shall assume the entire contro
and direction of tho postal service
therein: And I hereby direct all
Postmasters, Route and Special Agents
within these States and now acting un
der the authority and dilection of the
Postmaster General of the United
States, to continue the discharge of
their respective duties under the au
thonty vested in me by the Confeder
ate States, in strict conformity with
such existing laws and regulations as
aro not inconsistent with the laws and
Constitution of the Confederate States of
America, ami such further instructions
as may hereafter be issued by my di
rect iou :
And tho said Postmasters, Route
Agents, and Special Agents are also
re ,nired to forward to this Department
without delay, their names with the
names of the offices of which they are
Postmasters, (giving the State and
County,) to be directed to tbo "Chief of
the appointment Bureau, Postoffice De
partment, Montgomery. Alabama,” in
order that new commissions may te is
sued under tho authority of this gov
eminent : And all Postmasters arc
hereby required to render to the Post-
office Deparment at Washington, D. C.
their final accounts and vouchers tor
postal receipts and expenditures, up to
the 31st of this month, taking care to
forwaid with said ateonnts all postage
stamps and stamped envelopes, remain
ing on hand, belonging to the Postoffice
Department of the United States in
—
Those Kentneky Regiments.
Oar readers hare seen it announced
that two Regiments of Volunteers had
been raised in Kentucky and tendered
to Lincoln, and that Maj. Anderson bad
been assigned the command of them.—
We find the following account of these
two Regiments in the Nashville Patriot
of the I4tb iust., which the editor says
he is permitted to copy from a private
letter from a gentleman in Cincinnati!
to a friend in Nashville:
I suppose you have seen some ac
count of the two Kentucky Regiments
being reported as ready to be mastered
into service tor the United States.nnder
Cols. Guthrie and Terrill. Now that
y< u and our good friends in Tennessee
may understand this matter and not be
deceived. I will try and give yon a
true account of the whole. And first
as to Col. Guthrie.be not deceived. He
is a citizen of Oliio; he settled in New
port 6ome time last fall or winter; be
came a rabid secessionist, ‘bloviated’
about there sometime, got himself ap
pointed Colonel of the Kentucky Mili
tia ; got scared; run back to Ohio; went
to Washington; got some sort of com
mission from Abe Lincoln; enlists a set
of wharf rats, scoundrels, jail birds and
loafers iu Cincinnati, with a few Gor
man Turners and vagabonds in New
port, and lo ! this turns up Kentucky
Regiment No 1. This is no fancy
sketch. 1 will venture to assert that,
in the whole two Regiments, there are
uot fifty true Kentuckians born of Ken
tucky parents, and who, from iufancy,
have been taught to speak the English
language. As to Col. Terrill, 1te was
for a number of years tbe editor of
a vile abolition sheet at LaFayette,
Indiana. Some ill wind blew bim to
Newport as a resident for a few months.
Sometime last winter he returned to
Cincinnatti, where he became the
‘toper for a faro bank, and.is a sort of
dead bead pensioner to a coffee horse
in Cincinnatti. liis busiuess is to
lounge about tbe Spencer House and
catch ‘gulls’ and seduce them to tbe'
aforesaid coffee house, where the faro
bank is kept, and stranger gentlemen
are relieved of their cash.
His Regiment is of the same charac
ter of that of Guthrie’s. If the honor
of proud, chivalrous old Kentucky is
to he entrusted to the keeping of such
tneD, then 1 fear that 1 and others will
have to do that which we never expect
ed to do—blush for our good old com-
monwealth and proclaim in anguish of to the State, or have been procured ~bv i ’ c mani,os, ‘ *? en Ua ? 1 ’
heart:—‘How are thy mighty fallen ! ’ their companies at the expense of the I ?\ Southern District, repair-
The facts here set fotth are true, and Slate. 1 ed to the station with twenty live
statements here made ato not the re- II* If the services of Pnmnnnta^ _ 4 j officers, but the number of spectators
suit of prejudice. I have them from
those who know, and intend through
Notice to Military Companies-
Your attention is called to the fol
lowing General Order- If your com
pany wishes to enter the service, yon
will do well to report to the Adjutant
Genera], at bis office at Milledgeville,
at as eat ly a day as yon can ascertan
the decision of your company, as no
company which has tendered' servi
ces for twelve months will be called in
to service till it has complied with this
order, w> ich was made necessary by
the act of Congress of the Confederate
States,-which bas changed the law
which waa in existence when the for
mer tender of companies were made:
Executive Department, )
Adjutant General,s Office, >
Milledgeville, May 8, 1861. S
General Orders*
No. 7.
Notice has been received from the
War Department at Montgomery that
hereafter no more volunteers will he
taken for twelve months—but for the
War only. ;
As this alters, radically, the condi
tion on which tenders of service have
been heretofore invited and received,
and the Governor of tbe State regards
those before bim as cancelled, and
hereby, now, invites tender* of service
fot the War.
In making tenders under' this new
invitation, the requirements of Gener
al Orders Nos. 5 and 6 will be obser
vcd.
Tenders already on for twelve
Affairs in Maryland.
A despatch to the Charleston Courier says:
Gov. Hicks calls for four regiments
to serve the United States Government
in Maryland, or for the defence of
Washington. The third brigade, un
der Kenny, and the thirty ninth regi
ment of it ilitia, were ordered to report
for that purpose
Three thousand Pennsylvania troops
arrived in Baltimore, and encamped
yesterday. They are under the com
matid of Gen. Cadwallader.
Rosa Winans was unt to Fort Me
Henry, and place.in the guard house.
Ha has been nominated for Congress.
Gen. Butler has seized twenty two
hundred and twenty muskets, and four
thousand and twenty 6pcare, manufac
tured hy Winans & Co.
Gen. Butler. commanding tbe United
States Baltimore forces,- and stationed
on Federal Hill, has issued a proclama
tion announcing the purpose, of the
military demonstration towards the
city. He declares their purpose is to
prevent the carrying out of rebellions
or seditious purposes, and for the
seizure and confiscation of all arms and
property or munitions of war designed
for the aid of rebellion.
No transportation of articles to the
rebel* fitted ont to aid and support
troops will be permitted. Government
will recieve and pay for all such sup
plieB, and an invitation is extended to
those desiring to furnish such articles
to put themselves in communicatiou. i
months many be charged to “tor tlie^ with the commanding General, who is
r," by letter from the company to instruct'd to contract for forty tbou*
office authorising the change to be-. sand rations for the Army. AH as-
made.
■ By order of the commander in Chief
HENRY 0. WAYNE,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Executive Department,
Adjutant General’s Officb,
Milledgeville, Ga., May 14,1861.
General Orders,
No. 8.
I. Iam directed by tho Governor
and Commander iu Chief to inform
all Commanders of Companies in this
State, that their Companies will not
be permitted to carry with them be
yond the limits of the State of Georgia,
without tho consent ot the commander
in Chief, any arms or accoutrements of i .... ,
any kind, furnished to them by the ‘horU.es were not notified of the move-
State under his orders, or which e£ T R PP earaD ?° of _ tbe
•> tk. e,.>. __ l , " . ."f ! train made it manifest, when Capt
semblage of armed bodies of men, ex
cept the ordinary police .and those
regularly- commissioned by tbo State,
acting under orders of the Governor,
are forbidden. The citizens are great
ly exasperated at this military despot
ism, and several disturbances and riots
were threatened yesterday.
Federal Troops Occupying Rallimore.
The Baitin'ore Sun, of Tuesday,
says:
Last evening the United States
troops encamped at the Relay House,
being previously relieved by other
troops, wero embarked on a train of
ears and qbietly arrived at tho Camden
6tatiou about 7 o’clock. The police au-
order that they may receive the proner ”7 ... . ,,
.1 -r I ‘he medium of the pross, that the pub- > previous consent obtained of tho Com
this State should bo UndkrXtTanv I colI , ec, « d waS no ! B °. Iar gf “ incom "
other State or Government without tho ? m " d ° tl, ° ‘roops in d.septbarktdg.
credits therefor in the adjustment of .. . ,
their accounts ; and they are further 1 lc 8 la
required to retain in their possession,
to meet the orders of the l’ost master
General of the United States, for pay
ment of mail service within the Confed
erate States, all revenue which shall
have accrued from tho postal service
prior to the said first day of June next
All Contractors, Mail messengers and
Special contrac‘ors tor conveying the
mails within tins Confederate Statej*.
under existing contracts with the gov
ernment of the 1 nited States, are here
bv authorized to continue to perform
such service, nnder my direction, from
and after the day last above named.
Mihj. ct to sncji modifications and chan
sics as may he found necessary, under
the powers vested in the Postmaster
(i.-ncral hy the terms of said contracts
•'i d ii.e pinvisions of the second sec-
ioti of xn Act approved May 9, 1S61.
• o- tominhle thereto: And the said
< I'lilructors. Special Contractors and
MMil messengers, are squired to for
ward \vith> i t de^ay the number of their
route or mules, the nature thereof. I lie
-cliediiles of arrivals and departures.
• he names of the offices suppied, and
the amount of annual compensation for
present set vice together with their ad
dress, directed to the Chief of the Con
tract Bureau, Postoffice Department.
Mon gntnery, Ala.
Until a postal treaiy shall be made
with the government of the United
States for tbe exchange of mails be
tween that government and the govern
ment ot this Confederacy, Postmasters
will not be authorized to collect United
States postage on mail matter sent or
received from those States; and until
supplies of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes are procured for the pay
ment of postage within the Confeder
ate States, all postage must be paid in
money, under the provisions of the fim
section of an act approved March 1st,
1861,
Given under my hand and the seal of
the Postoffice Department of
the Confederate States of
America, at Montgomery, A1
|L. S.J abama, the 13th day of May,
1861.
John H. Reagan.
Postmaster General.
JAMES A. SLEDGE,
ANDERSON W. REESE,
EDITORS.
Athens, G-eorfiria.
WEDNESDAY MAY 22. 1861.
The editors are absent.
■ Secretaries.
Appearance of the Men sent South.
The New York correspondent of the
New Oreans Picayune says.
A vast number of those who have
gone forth to meet their Southern
kindred in a hostile strife, are no more
fit for the undertaking than infants in
their cradles. And more particularly
is this the case with scores of the
volunteers, which I have seen on their
way to being equipped. Instead of
being able bodied and healthy, they
have deep lines of sickness firmly en
graved upon them ; while as regards
strength, a march of five miles on a
warm day would wilt them almost
beyond recovery. The most of these,
however, have enlisted, because of the
want of better employment; they had
nothing to do, and ihe tt-eling here is
so strong that the South will be easily
whipped, that tbe risk of life on the
part of the enlisters "has been thought
to be small indeed.
In the regular companies that haTe
gone, theie are many also totally unfit
tor the arduous duty before them. The
enlhusinsm of the hour, however, anti
the elief in only a short Absence from
home, has carried them off to the un
holy str;fc.’ Now mark tny prediction.
It these mm are sent to pour soil to
measure arms with you on your own
territory, not half of them will ever
again be beard from. Neither as food
tor powder, or as victims to the scorch
ing heat and fever of your latitude,
these now arduous “defenders of their
countiy’’ will pass away to th' * unknown
land, their death struggles rendered
dnublp keen by the thought that they
rashly left all that was dear to them to
make war upon their own countrymen.
The Times' Washington dispach
says there are now in ’.hat city or with
in sight of the capitol, abont 31,000
men. Jen. Butler dined in Baltimore
to-day. No attempts were made to
annoy bixn, and eveiy courtesy was ex
tended both to himself and his staff.
3fWr
South. '1 hep’ map* permit them to en
ter the Stale anil go some distance into
the interrior; hut they would never
reach tlie line, nor would tbep ever re-
erturn.
Y >u may rely upt n it, in no event,
in no contingency will Kentuckians ev-
tight against Tennesseans.
vet? York Bidding for a Share of the
Plunder.
Richmond, Map - 17. P rties in
New York are negotiating in Wash
ington tor the building of a large unm-
lier of gun boats for the Government.
The Secretary ol War, states that Gen.
Scott dies net want anp- cavalry; that
he wants nothing but infantry and
riflemen. This looks as though ihe
Commander in Chief of the F th ral
forces does not intend to carry the war
into the interior of the seeeeded States
as otherwise large bodies of cavalry
would doubtlessly be enlisted. The
Federal troops have been withdrawn
from most of the Western forts, which
have been turaed over to tbe Kansas
volunteers.
The Northern press is still greatly
alarmed lest an attack should be made
on Washington, and declare that the
Capitol is not yet out of danger.
The London Herald intimates that
neither the blockade enforced by th -
United States Gpvemment, nor the is
sue of letters of marque and reprisals
by Jefferson Davis can be tolerated by
England, because they must result in
preventing the exportation of cotton.
During the Mexican war, tbe cele
brated rowdy Massachusetts regiment
was stationed in the neighborhood ol
some of the Kentucky troops. It was
previous to the taking of Vera Cruz.
Dutnpsy Glass, a private in the Ken
tucky regiment, was a wag, but very
troublesome, often drunk, and spent
most of his time in the gaurd house.
Being visited one day bv an officer who
knew him at his best, who said: “Hallo,
Dumps, in the guardhouse again!’’
“Yes,” said Dumpsy, “it ’pears to me
I spend most of my time in this d—d
calaboose ; but if I could erct out of
here I could tell Gen. Scott how he
could take Vera Cruz without firing a
gun.” In due time this remark reached
the ears of the Commander in-chief,
and he visited the dissipated, b it im
prisoned engineer. Gen Scott accosted
Dumpsy, saying he had been told he
had a plan to take Vera Cruz by
stratagem, involving no loss of liie.
“Yes,” said Dumpsv, “if you’ll let me
out, General, I’ll disclose my plan.’’
He was immediately released, when
he stepped up the G» neral’s ear, and
whispered to him, to take the Massa
chusetts regiment, anti place them in
sight ofVera Ctuz, and in less tham
two minutss I’m d—d if they don’t
steal it.”—(JVetr Orleans De>ta.
Heavy Firing.—Passengers hy the
Savannah Rail Hoad last evening, re
port hearing some heavy firing yester
day afternoon in the direction of Edis-
to. It is supposed that it was a salute
to the flag ship of the blockading fleet,
which the officers of tbe Niagara re
ported on Monday to British Consul as
on its way here, and expected to ar
rive in a few days. A report was cure
rent that the Lady Davis ha' 1 got into
a'collision with one'of the blockading
vessels. This proved to be mere ru
mor and incorrect. The Commander
of the Lady Davis, Lieut. J. M. Pelot,
paid us a visit last evening,, and re-
E orts that vessel in good condition and
er officers.and men all well.—-CAar.
Ctm.VHh. ' •
return all arms or accoutrements in its
possession belonging to the State, or
recteved by it on tlie authority of the
fetate, to the arsenal at Milledgeville.
and will inform me, by letter, of the i . - - , , „ ..
time when, and the place from which I n,0 . T ,? d to F^cral Hdl.
such arms and accoutrements were 1 * he C, " Zen8 ° f S ° Uth
forwarded, accompanied by a particu-
ar description of the arms and «ccou-| , nidst and cutlosity collected great
lillery Company, six | ieces, making
altogether 1,.000 men. Tbe body wat
commanded by Gen. Bntler in person.
The Regiments rapidly formed on
Lee street, and headed by tbe band
accompanying the Massachusetts regt-
The
troops comprised the Sixth Massachu
mauder in Chief of tbis^State "“the 1 ^' ,8 - ^e'raenf. the Eighth New York
As to Kentucky, my opinion is. in | Commander of the Company immedi- < ll . r & ,ment an<1 the Bo8ton Light Ar-
fact, I have no doubt of it, that if forced ! ately on the making of such tender will
to take position, she will go with the
South. There is, as you know, a
strong, fraternal feeling for Tennessee.
Kentuckians love Tennesseans; in
fact, they aro more attached to Ten
nessee than they are even to Virginia.
Kentucky will never consent to see nn
armed foe march thorough her territory
make war on Tennessee and the
trements so returned. , . , w .
In the case of „ failure to obey this >u the v.c.nitv of the camping
command, suit will be ordered on the ' -Nothing was barred as to
bond given by the Officers of the Com
pany immediately, and they will fur
• her ho held responsible before the
proper military tribunal for its viola
tion.
By
Chief
Henry C.
(apt. John H. Mull.
The Macon correspondent of the
Columbus Sun pays the following
compliment to the Augusta Volunteers
in the 5th Regiment:
“The finest looking,- best equipped,
amlkesLjdrilled company on the ground
u tlie Clinch Rifles of Augusta, Cspt.
Platt. Thev are to Augusta what the
Columbus (xuardsare to Columbus—
the crack company. The Irish Vol
unteers, of Augusta, are also a fine
company, and their commander,
Capt. Hull, is the best looking
man in the Regiment. There ate on
ly two Americans in the ranks of the
Irish Volunteers; the rest are Irish.—
They,almost worship their Captain,
and he deserves it, for there are but
few men his equal and none bis supe
rior.
Capt. John Harvey Hull is a native
of Athens. Those who know him are
not surprised that his men are attached
to him, as he is one of the noblest
m en Athens ever produced.
Another Company from flanks.
We aro informed that another vol
unteer company has been organized in
Banks county. Tho company has
about 80 members of good true men,
and on the battle field will aquit them
selves nobly.
Tho following are the names of some
of their officers:
Editorial Correspondence.
Baltimore
were somewhat surprised at the sud
den introduction of the troops in their
the purpose of the movement here,
the future destinations of the troops.
Tbe piace of I he above army of occn
potion at the Relay House is supplied
by four companies of the Eight Mass-
y order „f the Commander in l V ,Se “ 8 B ‘^ raent ’ ;\ ho reacl,ed ,hc
", - Relay on b-nday night.
Gen. Butleflia* taken tbe Gilraor
Wayne,
Adj & 1 us. General.
’House as his headquarters.
Miscellaneous Dispatches.
New York, May 15.—Major Ander
son left for Cincinalti to-day
The sentiment prevails that Wash
ington will be attacked.
St. Louis, May 15.—Stirling Price
has been appointed Major General of
the State forces. The Federal troops
have been removed from the Pacific
and North Missouri railroad depots.
Washington, May 15.—The Post
master General has annulled the mail
contract between St. Louis and Memphis
on account of tbe forcible stoppage of
steamers conveying the United States
mail. '
Arrest of Ross Dinans, Esq.
Ross Winans, Esq., was ar.ested
last evening at the Relay House, as he
was returning to the city from Fred
rick, where he was in attendance as
one of the members of the Legislature.
When the cars stopped at the Relay, an
officer, and several soldiers entered the
cars, and the officer approached Mr
Winans and asked if ho was Ross Win
ans, to which Mr Winans replied affir
matively. The officer then said “‘You
are a prisoner of theUuited States.”Mr.
Winans asked on what charge, and
was told that he would he informed of
the charge in the morning. Mr. Wiu-
ans then) expressed his willingne-s
J. N. Chandler,
J. N. Turk.
F. M. Owen,
James Little,
Captain.
Is. Lieutenant.
2d. Lieutenant.
Ensign.
We are informed that a Home Guard
has been formed, composed of tho old
tnen of the county.
Well done noble little Banks.
to
It is not probable that Harper’s Ferry ! "company the officer, and he was ta-
will be attacked from Pennsylvania or keu [ rom f car ’ Gov- H.cks .nd a
*tL All i ~ . ; number of tu© members of the I^egisla-
Maryland without a strong corps from , , ute wer re8eQtf nnd |h# Gov t rnor
W ashington to cutoff succor from immediately proffered any amount ot
Southern Virginia.
The Pawnee is increasing her arma
ment.
Dan Sickles has offered his New
York brigade for the whole war, and it
is accepted.
For.s Riley and Leavenworth have
been ordered to be cleared of sy mpa
thisers with the secessionists.
North Missourians are here urging
the Government to station an army
there.
Grders are given for a strict search '
of the public buildings, because pow- j A FtAG PF Truce for Cotton—
der has been found in some of them. ; Movements of the 1* ederal Troops,
The war department calculates up- | etc.—Alexandria, May 17.—A dec-id-
on a concentration of fifty thousand : sober secon(J • bought is visible in
troops at Washington this week. | Northern journals, even in Maine,
bail for Mr. Winans’ ‘appearance, and
requested the officer to release him,
but met with n refusal. The arrest
created a most intense excitement on
the train, and when the news reached
this city it spread with great rapidity,
and a universal condemnation of the
act was exprersed. It is understood
that Mr. Winans will be detained at
tho Relay Honse until this morning,
wKen Gen. Busier will have an inter
view with him.—Rallimore Exchange.
The Government, by the advice of
General Scott, has accepted fourteen
additional regiments from New York.
It is reported that the \ irginians are
throwing up defenses in spy glass view bread of four or five millions of the
of Washington. The Couri of Claims
adjourned until July 4th.
Gen. Scott empbatica ly approves’of ' _ TKk Detroit Life Guard, numbering
Gen. Butler’s proclation. It is proba
ble that Marshal Kane, of Baltimore,
will shortly be arrested. A spy has
been arrested with dispaches for Gen.
Lee.
It is reported that Ross Winans is to
be sent to Annapolis foi trial. Gov.
Hicks says that Maryland willjtave
five regiments r. ady next week for the
Federal Government.
All of the Ohio valley supplies have
been cut off trom Virginia.
Col. Anderson arrived here to-day.
Immense concoutse of people present.
He was enthusiastically gr- eted and
cheered He stall d-to Gov. Curtin
that John C. Breckinridge would join
him at Cincinnati to take command
under him. The announcem nt caus
ed prefound sensation. Col. A nderson
stated that the European steamer that
arrived yesterday brought a large
quantity of improved arms lor the Fed
eral Government, and that each suc-
t eeding steamer wpuld bring more.
New York, May 14.—A Washing
ton dispatch states that the President
and suite took a tour of inspection
down the Potomac yesterday.
"It is now plainly evident that Lin
coln will endeavor to deal with Mis
souri as he has done with unfortunate
and prostiate Maryland, establishing a
military government in all respects.
Ohio, and Michigan.
The London Herald says, if cotton
is not to be got by fair means, we must
not scruple to use foul means,or the dai-.
working population will at onCe be
•topped.
eight hundred and two, and two Penn
sylvania companies numbering two
hundred, arrived in Washington via
Baltimore, last night.
Sixty men /tom Baltimore county
have tendered their services to the
United States, lor three months. Two
more companies have offered from the
same county.
The Tribune says that ten thousand
men from Scotland offer to come over
for » grant of land. They are not
earning eleven dollars a month at
home.
Pass Him Bound.
The Montgomery “Post “says.‘“We
are authorized, by a hotel keeper in
this city, to warn the public againat a
than styling himself Dr. G. W. Smith.
He pretends to be a patent right rheu
matic physician; is abont years
old, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches iu height, rath
er heavy set, and a little stoop shoul
dered, fair skin, short sandy colored
whiskers, always perfumed with musk,
very talkative ana forward ; represents
himself as being from Philadelphia,
New York. Mississippi. Georgia, and
various other places. He absconded
from this city without paying bis
board bill, and there is other ground of
suspicion against him. He is believed
to be a spy as well-as a swindler , and
imposter, and-the public would do. well
to look out for him- He is supjjoi *
to have gone East from thiewity.
Stephens’ Volunteers.
From a private letter, received from
Franklin County, we are informed that
a volunteer company has been formed
in the Western portion of the cconnty,
in 8trange's District,and numbers about
sixty five men. The name of the c»
pany is“Stephena’ Volunteers." '1 hey
have tendered their services to the
Governor, and are ready at any timo
they may receive orders to march to
tho Battle field. Wo give below
list of the officers :
Captain, John J. Owen.
Fiist Lieut., Martin VV. Payne.
2d “ Milton W. Gillespie.
3d “ Micajah Pritchett.
Orderly Sergeant, Wm Ira Ariail.
2d
3d ••
4th. “
1st Corporal,
2d
3d •*
4th
Wm. M. Ash.
A. N. Bellamy.
Gabriel M. Jones.
John Arnold.
Albon B. Dobbs.
Guilfotd M. Jones.
John S. Ash.
Another Company on foot in Jackson.
We are creditably informed that
tfere is a company of Artillery raising
in Jackson county, and probably will
be commanded by Major-General De*
Laperriere an old and experienced
officer.
Clerks Office, Supreme Court, j
Milledgeville, 16th May, 1361. )
The Dockets ot the Supreme Court to be
held at.Athens on the 4‘b Monday in May
will be called in the following order .
1st. Northern Circuit.
2nd. Western Circuit.
CHAS.W. DuBOSE, Cletk.
For the Southern Banner.
J8ST* Hon. Junius Hillyer, is re
spectfully requested to address the
people of Hart county, Geoigia, and
the country generally on the state of
public affairs, at Hartwell and at
Knoxes Bridge at such time as may
suit him; and give due notice as to
the time in the Athens Banner..
AH are invited to attend, and see
and hear what may be said in tavor of
Ratification and the Independence of
the Confederate States of America.
Nancy Hart.
Due notice will be given through the
columns of the Southern Banner as to
the time when Judge Hillyer will speak
at the above named places.
CoMsyiitciAL Revulsions in New
York.—A morning cotemporary says
thero hare been over two hundred fait*
ures in this city since the twenty-sec
ond of April. A well-informed mer
cantile gentleman assures us that the
number of failures within the last
month ^cannot be much less than three'
bppdred. And this is but the begin
ning of tbe horrible end. Tbe failures,
the prostration of business which we
now Bee on eveiy side of ns, is but the
commencement of the general wteck
and misery which must fall upon all
classes, as this cruel and unnatural war
progresses. The prices of all kinds of
provisions will almost hourly increase,
while theineans of procuring them will
constantly diminish. The amount of
protested paper already in onr banks
foretells a commercial crash, which
must end in. the annihilation of all bu
siness, and jn depriving hnudrada qf __ , _
thousands of the very means of sup- who are .away from
port; and everi the necessapes of life, ~
Still here you see, is the most natu
ral commencement of a letter of this
kind; for it :s of that we think most.
No matter how pleasant our quarters
may be, yet there is the uncertainty—
the suspense in not knowing what a
day or an hour may bring forth. Our
Colonel has a. rived, however, and pro
bably we shall know something defi
nite in a day or two. One Savannah
Company, the Oglethorpe Light In
fantry, Capt. F. S. Bartow, has been
ordered to Virginia, and I would not
be astonished to hear of others in the
city following in their footsteps ere
long. If this turns out so, our regi
ment will be compe.led to remain down
here to take their places in guarding
the coast and the approaches to Savan
nah. The bare possibility of such a
thing being done though, raises a per
fect howl of indignation throughout the
regiment. The mountain boys do not
see the propriety or justice of any such
policy. They. Bay that these Savannah
troops are acclipnated and used to all
the changes and chances of this low
land country, while they are not; and
that it must and vtill result in wide
spread disease and death ; that their
ranks will be decimated in an inglo
rious battle against the wasting heat
and malaria of a tropical climate. This
is the universal sentiment; so far as I
can learn, in tbe regiment. As far as
I am concerned though, individually,
and I think I can speak for the compa
ny, 1 regard every movement with the
serenest indifference, or rather resigna
tion. All of us cannot win laurels on
the “tented field” in deadly conflict
with the hated foe Some must st§y
at home—must watch our extended
coast against the raids ot the pirates
who sail under the Lincoln flag; and
if we can best serve the country by
such a duty, I for one, am willing
cheerfully to undertake it. There is
more heroism sometimes in facing dis
ease than the built ts of the enemy. I
have little fear though, that we will be
as badly off even in that respect, as
some dread. At some points along
the coast, we would be as secure from
sickness as if among the highlands of
Georgia or Carolina, and we Stand as
much chance of a station at one of
these desirable locations as any of our
comrades. But “ve shall see what we
shall see,” so away with speculation
for the present.
Of our life here, I have absolutely
nothing to add to what has alreaoy
been said. We are improving very
rapidly in every point that makes the
soldier; and our men have learned to
look forwaid to the daily drills like
school-boys to the hours of recess or
“school out.” It is very gratifying lo
say this, and it speaks well for the ma
teriel of the company. ""Our afternoon
drills are attended by crowds of ladies,
gentlemen anil children, and we are
getting a dim idea that the “Troup Ar
tillery” is becoming a very popular
institution- The “Joe Drowns,” from
Fannin county, and the “Banks Comi
ty Guards,” are still near us, aiftl as a
drill offitcr bus been assigned to each
of them, the scene is lively enough at
drill hours.
The result of the e'ection for field
officers of our regiment is likely to lead
to one or more serious personal diffi
culties. I hear that an article has been
pu dished in the Independent South, ol
Waynesboro’, reflecting with great se
verity upon Major Burt. I have not
seen it, but a triend who read the man
uscript, pronounces it a fighting docu
ment in every line. ! regret very much
to learn these things, for it certainly
will not have a tendency to add to the
efficiency of the regiment. The article
in question is understood to haVe been
written by a member of the “Burke
pounty Sharp Shooters,” whose Cap
tain, Holmes, was a prominent candi
date for Lieut. Colonel. I do hope it
will not end as is feared, for we need
all the men we can muster. A.brave
man’s life should not be jeoparded at
such a time as this, if, by any possibil
ity, the thing can be managed without
a sacrifice of personal honor.
It affords me infinite pleasure to
state this morning, that Col. Grieve is
rapidly convalescing, and that his ulti
mate recovery is confidently anticipat
ed by h:s physicians. Judge Joseph
H. Lumpkin and wife are both here
now, in attendance upon him ; the for
mer having reached h- re last night.
In addition to the local physicians, who
have been unremitting in their atten
tions, I learn that Dr. Sam White, of
Milledgeville, has been almost con
stantly with him. I hope in my next
to be able to report his recovery ns be
yond a peradventure.
The Southern Baptist Convention
was in session here last week, and
numbered among the delegates most
ol thft clerical talent of the denomina
tion in the South. Prominent among
the members, stood the Rev. Dr. Ful
ler, of Maryland, whose interview with
Lincoln has been published in so ma
ny of the papers South. He is as true
as steel on the question of Southern
liberty, and looks every it ch the man
to talk to the ignorant wretch as he
did. I heard him preach Sabbath
morning last, and while I must confess
to an undisguised and hearty admira
tion foi his genius and eluguence, I
must confess that his manner is far
from corresponding with these gifts.—
It smacked of the Yankee style of pul
pit oratory to me—rather Beecher-ish
and sensational. His attack too upon
John Calvin—or. rather his sneer a.’
that great and good man, was puerile,
presumptuous, and unworthy him or
any other divine, no matter of wbat
denomination. He must Have been
re that he was addressing an au
dience comprising members of all
Christian denominatio ns and this fact
makes the error more glaring.
1 had the pleasure of meeting with
tbe Rev. Dr. Mell, and Rev. L. R. J.
Jennings, also, who were in attendance
upon the convention, and of hearing
* news from home” from them.—
were warmly greeted by onr com-
was our old and staunch
S. Sheats, Ksr. Only, those
tt a way from the Lart& and
Penates of the household, can appre
ciate these meetings. Your enternris
W S n PH !‘ ,C p Pi,it t d fe51ow in,
visit n^i ad ''’ Esq-II has also paid us a
f r “»“ nd R ave “s ‘be latest inteMigence
from dear ol,! Athens. He wilC
muponusaga.nintwo or three dat?
on his return from Thomasvi|| e .
rJi, ?a,d . in my fi . rst le,,er that we bad
nothing to complain of on the score
of rausquuces or sand flies. With your
,hat 0f ,he P l ' blic 1 Je-
Thev I U' 6 ' 6 ,0 “P thdt affidavit.”
petled us lo beat »„
treat from our tents about ° t \t
no bull intended, I assure vo „‘ T
most of us spent the r, m J er J (1
time until dawn, in div m ..I." 1
to murder a the
over
rtrever,
not been
_ blood-thirsty cr „ at „,
by slaps and blows that only
ourselves. You could bear tbe
slapping at the little torments all, *"
the camp. With morning, |,n
came relief and we have*
troubled seriously since.
I wish that I could do justice to the
beauty and sweetness ot the numerous
children that meet one at every su-p\ n
this city. I have never seen it equalled
anywhere. But why are there not
more pretty women and handsome
men is a question that has occurred
to me often. Is it# life of fashionable
fun and froKc tlpjt pb^thc cheek oths'
roself,’ arid dims Ihe brightness of the
eye ? Savannah, l have alway- heard,
is famously gay during “the >fason,”
and pdijifetetne zest with which the
youth of bojh sexes plunge into the
waves, is the causd^ I don’t know,
though, but that it is all right, for were
the women as beautiful as the children,
it would be a fee simple tittle to old
maidenhood to reside anywhere else.
Not that there are not laces of mark
among them though. I have seen
some over whose features flashed the
glorious beams of intellect clear and
pure as rock crystal. The cleverest—
I use the word, now, in tho English
sense of the term—woman of her age
in the State—me judice—resides here,
and in explanation of tny enthusiasm
1 beg you to understand that 1 have the
pleasure of knowing her. One face
like hers is worth a thousand of your
regular “lilly and rose’’ beauties.
But I must close now, for to use a
slang phrase, Iam about “played out,’’
and the weather is warm, or rather
“’ot,” very. I will not say adi, s
though, u lihout adding a line or two
in reference to the admirable efficiency
anti zeal of our company Quartermas
ter, A. S. Dorsey, Esq. Each day
furnishes fresh proof of his eminent fit
ness for the position, and of our good
fortune in having secured his services
in that department. All of us have
reason to congratulate ourselves on
the fact, and I am sure all do. It is
an office that requires a combination of
peculiar qualificatioi s, and his admin
istration thus far has illustrated most
fortunately for us that in him these
qualities have mo.-t happily combined.
y- A. W. R.
Public Meelius in Dauiclsvillc.
Danielsville, Ga., May Jo IS6L—
According to., previous «otice being
given the people to meet for ihe pur
pose of forming a volunteer company ;
a large meeting of the citizens assem
bled 'at the Court House, when, on
motion of II. J. Long, Dr. H. S. Brad- ‘
ley was called to the Chair, uml H.
A. Roebuck requested to act as Sec
retary. . ' Z-.
The Hon. Junius Hillyer having
been invited to address the people on
tbe occasion, was p esent, and was
introduced to the audience by Col.
Nash; when he arose and delivered
one of the most eloquent, logical, and
impressive speeches it was ever our
goo 1 fortune to hear. He alluded
briefly to the tauses of our present dif
ficulties, and the present condition of
our country, and also its future pros
pects. The Judge closed this most
beautiful and eloquent address by ap
pealing to, and entreating the people
to do their duty, their whole duty.—
The Judge was loudly appauded at
the clo^e of his address.
Col. Nash then arose and made a
few remarks by way of urging the peo
ple to untte in forming a volunteer
company.
The drums were then beat and the
call made for volunteers, when forty-
three came forward and enrolled their
names.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
again on Saturday the 25th of this
month.
H. S. Bradley, Chairman.
H. A. Roebuck, Secretary.
Matters in Washington.
A dispatch to the Charleston Courier,
dated Richmond, 16th inst., says :
Col. Williams, recently attached to
Gen. Scott’s staff, having intimated
that his sympathies were with Virginia,
has been ordered to Governors Island,
New York, and kept on his parole ot
honor. He wit not be allowed to
communicate wfth bis relatives resid
ing in Viruinia.
Advices from Washington represent
Lincoln as deeply interested in tbo
struggle in Tennessee between the
Secessionists and Unionists. It is
said he contemplates adopting rigorous
measures for the support of Andy John
son and his friends. ...
A delegation from Missouri is in
Washington, begging Lincoln to send
a sufficient force to o-erawe the State.
It is reported that Gov. Curtin, of
Pennsylvania, and Gov. Dennison, of
Ohio, have pledged themselves to aiu
the traitors of Western Virginia.
Lincoln has pledged himself to the
Governors of all the free States that
there shall be no compromise or cessa
tion ot war until the United States flag
floats over all tbe National property.
Many members of the New York
Seventh Regiment have returned home,
their term of enlistment having expir
ed. ‘ .? ■
Numbers of Northern trt ops are go
ing home from Harrisburg. They
thought they * volunteered for three
months only, and are unwilling to serve
any longer.
. Washington, May 17.—The Federal
troops are becoming mutinous, bad far
being assigned as the reason. 1"
New York Seventh Regiment, on t n ’
day night-last, had a mock fnnetsl over
their “junck”_salt beet